Are we there yet? How do you answer that?

We used to play these games too and we'd also sing, close our eyes and try to guess when a kilometre (or mile) was up or look for number plates of certain types.

It wasn't a problem when our children were young. They either fell asleep or argued all the way

The way my Grandson is he usually asks "How long til we get there ?" I respond with 3 minutes less than the last time you asked. Sometimes we can get them to play a game. A lot of the time they do go to sleep.

We used to look for other state ;license plates.

Ask them what they expect to see and do once they get there. This might generate discussion for a while.

It's more difficult now. When I was little we would play games like 'I spy' and 'pub legs' but on a modern motorway there is less of interest to see. Of course you get there a bit quicker so I suppose that makes up for it. We also play memory games such as 'I went to the shops and I bought... ' the first person says one thing, for example a bag of oranges, the second person repeats that and adds their own item such as an easy chair, the third person repeats those and adds their own item etc, just keep going as long as you can remember the list! You can make it easier by doing items in alphabetical order (first person buys an avocado, second person buys some biscuits or whatever) and funnier by buying very silly items such as an orangutan in a tutu.

that's hard, some parents usually just give their kids gadgets - which is not good since they become dependent on it The I Spy game is good though

Things spotting is a game we used to play too

Keep them entertained with a movie lol. Put a dvd player in the car.